Copyright-Friendly and Copyleft Images and Sound (Mostly!) for Use in Media Projects and Web Pages, Blogs, Wikis, etc.
Most of the media in these collections are attached to generous copyright licensing. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified! If you see any copyright notices on these pages, read them for further instructions. Note: always check individual licensing notices before publishing on the Web or broadcasting!
Flickr's Creative Commons Pool: Browse through the images provided by Flickr users who have chosen to offer their pictures under a Creative Commons license. A Flickr Advanced Search also allows you to search for these images easily.
Flickr Storm (select appropriate Creative Common license from pull-down menu)
Public Domain Pictures - high resolution photos and illustrations under public domain license
Public Domain Images Public domain images (copyright friendly -safe images), royalty free stock photos. All photos on this site are top quality high resolution public domain images, explicitly placed in the public domain.
Flickr/Library of Congress: The Commons: Goals--To increase access to publicly-held photography collections and to provide a way for the general public to contribute information and knowledge. (Check for licensing on individual images.)
ArtServe:art and architecture from the Mediterranean, India, Japan, and Cambodia)
Borrowed from:
http://sites.google.com/site/dpsresourcesite/Home/creative-commons-overview-and-resourcesCreative Commons Overview and Resources
To explore new trends copyright licensing, view these presentations and resources:Music and Sound
- Incomptech (royalty-free music by genre)
- Jamendo: a community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Commons licenses
- Mobymusic
- MobyGratis
- homezero Copyleft released works of art, WEB RADIO.
- Opsound Copyright friendly sound "Listeners are invited to download, share, remix, and reimagine." click on genres
- Open Music Search Find Copyleft, Creative Commons, Open Source, and Public Domain works.
- ccMixter : creative commons music
- Free Sound Effects and Loops - Free sound effects and music loops .wav files for download
- Creative Commons Audio
- Podsafe Audio: Creative Commons music
- Royalty-FreeMusic.com
- ArtistServer.comOver 7,000 free audio files
- Free-Loops.com Sound effects, vocal loops, drum loops, more
- SoundDogs.com
- Free Music Archive
- Soungle.com - Royalty Free Sound Effects (FX) Library for Download
- NewGrounds Audio
- AudioFarm
- FreeProductionTracks
- Magnatune
- Simuze
- BeatPick
- CASH Music
- SectionZ
- Opsound
- PACDV (sound effects)
- Jamglue
- Splice
- Internet Archive’s Netlabels Collection
- Sonnyboo
- Soundclick
- Jamglue.com Mix tracks, sound effects
- TribeOfNoise.com Social networking among independent artists uploading their music under Creative Commons 3.0 by-share alike license
- Freesound.org Sound samples licensed under the Creative Commons Sampling Plus License
- Musopen! Online library of public domain music
- Shambles: Sound Effects and Music Comprehensive portal collection by Chris Smith
- SpinXpress
- Adam Curry's Podsafe Music Network
- Educational CyberPlayGround: Get Music Downloads Links to portals and useful guidance
- Open Source Audio from the Internet Archive
- SoundSnap
- Public Domain 4U (lots of blues)
- Incompetech Royalty Free Music
- Mutopia (public domain sheet music)
- Owl Music Search includes many Creative Commons songs
- Purple Planet Music (Royalty free music)
- Find Sounds Search engine for sounds
- Partners in Rhyme: Free Sound Effects
- Partners in Rhyme: Free Music Loops
- Partners in Rhyme: Free Midi Files
- Soundzabound Music Library
- Classic Cat (classical music)
- eClassical.com
- WavList.com
- SoundsaboundMusic Library>
- Royalty Free Music Downloads
- ProjectPlaylist
- Free Sounds Digital Audio Tools, Sound Sample Collections, Open Music Resources
- RoyaltyFreeMusic
- Opensonics Open Music Community News & Copyleft Media Resources
- Wikimedia Commons Sound
- Wikimedia Commons Music
Code of Best Practice Around Fair Usefor Use in Media Projects and Web Pages, Blogs, Wikis, etc.
Most of the media in these collections are attached to generous copyright licensing. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified! If you see any copyright notices on these pages, read them for further instructions.
Note: always check individual licensing notices before publishing on the Web or broadcasting!
And for guidance in using copyrighted materials, consult the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education and Copyright Advisory Network
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Other portals (some subject-specific)
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